ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX METHODOLOGY. Versão 2.0

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1 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX METHODOLOGY Versão 2.0 Brasília - Março/2012 Version 3.3 Brasília-DF January/2015

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3 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX Versão 2.0 Brasília - Março/2012 Version 3.3 Brasília-DF January/2015

4 NATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF INDUSTRY - BRAZIL Robson Braga de Andrade President Policy and Strategy Directorate José Augusto Coelho Fernandes Director Industrial Development Directorate Carlos Eduardo Abijaodi Director Institutional Relations Directorate Mônica Messenberg Guimarães Director

5 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX Version 3.3 Brasília-DF January/2015

6 2015. National Confederation of Industry - Brazil Any part of this publication may be reproduced, provided that the source is cited. CNI Research and Competitiveness Unit - GPC Economic Policy Unit - PEC CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION C748m National Confederation of Industry. Methodology of ICEI - Business Confidence Index / National Confederation of Industry. Brasília, p. : il. 1 Industry - Indicators 2. Methodology Business Confidence Index - ICEI I. Title CDU: CNI Customer Service - SAC National Confederation of Industry - Brazil Phones: +55 (61) / Setor Bancário Norte sac@cni.org.br Quadra 1 - Bloco C Edifício Roberto Simonsen Zip code: Brasília Federal District Phone: +55 (61) Fax: +55 (61)

7 Summary 1 Introduction 9 2 Background 10 3 Methodology Objective of the survey Coverage Geographic coverage Sector coverage Company size coverage Survey unit Scope of the survey (target population) Frequency Data collection procedures Sampling Samples of states and from the Federal District Investigated variables Variables used to build the national ICEI Variables used to build the ICEI for states and for the Federal District 14 4 Calculation of the ICEI 15 Annexes 4.1 Diffusion indicators Current conditions and expectations indicators Indicators by company size Indicators by activity sectors Indicators for total industry 16 Annex A. Correspondence between the classification of activities used in the Industrial Survey and CNAE Annex B. Correspondence between the classification of activities used in the Construction Survey and CNAE

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9 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX 1 Introduction The Business Confidence Index (ICEI) is a leading indicator designed to identify shifts in industrial production trends. The ICEI helps to predict industrial production and thus Brazil s GDP growth, as confident entrepreneurs tend to step up investment and production in order to meet the expected increase in demand. The information required for building the ICEI is collected through two questionnaires: (i) Questionnaire of the Industrial Survey 1 ; and (ii) Questionnaire of the Construction Survey 2. The two surveys cover Brazil as a whole. The Industrial Survey is conducted in partnership with industry federations in 24 states (AC, AL, AM, BA, CE, ES, GO, MA, MG, MS, MT, PA, PB, PE, PR, RJ, RN, RO, RR, RS, SC, SE, SP e TO) and in the Federal District. Meanwhile, the Construction Survey is carried out in partnership with industry associations and construction unions in 22 states (AL, AM, BA, CE, ES, GO, MA, MG, MT, PA, PB, PE, PR, RJ, RN, RO, RR, RS, SC, SE, SP e TO) and in the Federal District. It also relies on the collaboration of construction industry unions (Sinduscon) in 14 states (AL, BA, CE, ES, GO, MA, MG, PE, RJ, RO, SC, SE, SP-SINICESP and TO) and in the Federal district. State, regional and national indicators are prepared for companies of different sizes and national sector indicators are also produced. 1 For more information on the Industrial Survey, please see the Industrial Survey Methodology. 2 For more information on the Construction Survey, please see the Construction Survey Methodology. 9

10 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX 2 Background The Business Confidence Index (ICEI) started with the Industrial Survey in The Industrial Survey was initially designed to gauge the opinion of entrepreneurs in 19 Brazilian states and cover companies with 25 or more employees. The survey sample was designed to produce national and state results covering two company sizes (small and medium; large) and activities were classified according to the Brazil Federal Revenue s list of Economic Activity Codes - CAE. The ICEI began to be released in The weighting was based on company size according to the number of employed persons registered in the Register of Employer Establishments of the Ministry of Labor and Employment (CEE/MTE, 2010). In 2002, the sample was reviewed to allow for the generation of indicators for the five geographic regions. The sample incorporated companies from all federation units and the ICEI began to be prepared for the five geographic regions of Brazil. In 2006, the economic activities became based on version 1.0 of the National Classification of Economic Activities (CNAE 1.0) and start to cover Mining and Quarrying. In 2007, an improvement was made to the ICEI. The number of questions used for building the indicator was reduced from six to four. The two questions on the activity sector (prospects for the next six months and current conditions with respect to the last six months) were excluded. That same year, the sample was redesigned based on three company sizes (small; medium; large) and the cut-off point for inclusion in the target population was reduced from 25 to 20 employees. The weights assigned to each company size were updated based on the 2004 CEE/MTE. Furthermore, the ICEI report began to incorporate the indices by activity sector. In 2009, the weights assigned to each company size started to be calculated based on the 2007 CEE/MTE. In January 2009, the set of questions of the Industrial Survey questionnaire regarding the ICEI included two new questions on the federation unit where the company is located (prospects for the next six months and current conditions as compared to the last six months). 10

11 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX In January 2010, the ICEI incorporated the construction industry and the calculation of states and federal district s results were changed to include two more variables. The ICEI also started to be released on a monthly basis. In June 2010, the index began to include results for construction industry sectors. In January 2012, six methodological improvements were made to the ICEI: new definition of company sizes; a new base year was defined for weights; new classification of activities; the mining and quarrying sample was expanded; the scope of the target population was expanded; and the sample was reviewed to include companies with 10 or more employees. Sector results began to be released according to version 2.0 of the National Classification of Economic Activities - (CNAE 2.0). Results by company size began to be based on the definition adopted by Eurostat (the EU statistical office). According to the new definition, small enterprises are those with 10 to 49 employees; medium companies are those with 50 to 250 employees, and large ones have 250 or more employees. In January 2015, the indicators aggregated by industrial sector (construction industry, mining and quarrying, and manufacturing) began to be weighted by company size. The series for the mining and quarrying and manufacturing industries were recalculated from 2007, while that for the construction industry was recalculated from

12 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX 3 Methodology 3.1 Survey goals The ICEI is a leading indicator intended to identify changes in industrial production trends, i.e. help predict industrial output and, therefore, Brazil s GDP. 3.2 Coverage Geographic coverage The ICEI covers the entire national territory Sector coverage The ICEI consists of questions raised in the Industrial Survey, which covers manufacturing, mining and quarrying companies, and in the Construction Survey, which covers construction enterprises. The economic activities used by the Industrial Survey are based on version 2.0 of the National Classification of Economic Activities (CNAE 2.0). The table in Annex A shows the correspondence between the sectors analyzed in the Industrial Survey and CNAE The economic activities included in the Construction Survey are based on version 2.0 the National Classification of Economic Activities (CNAE 2.0), as described in Annex B Company size coverage Three company sizes, defined according to the number of employees in the enterprise, are considered: Small: employees; Medium: employees; and Large: 250-plus employees. 3.3 Survey unit An enterprise is the survey unit. An enterprise is defined by the combination of all its local units engaged in the same economic activity in the same federation unit (state or Federal District). A local unit is the physical space in which one or more economic activities are carried out. A local unit is the address in which an enterprise operates or a CNPJ (Brazilian Registration of Corporate Taxpayers) suffix. If there is more than one CNPJ suffix in the same address, the enterprise in question will be considered to have two or more local operating units. Therefore, the address in which an enterprise operates can be a single address (enterprise with a single local unit in the state or in the Federal District) or a multiple address (enterprise with more than one local unit in the state or in the Federal District). 12

13 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX 3.4 Scope of the survey (target population) The scope of the ICEI includes enterprises whose main economic activity falls under the category of manufacturing or mining and quarrying industry according to CNAE 2.0 or of construction industry according to CNAE 2.0, with at least 20 employees and registered with the Register of Employer Establishments of the Ministry of Labor and Employment (CEE/ MTE). 3.5 Frequency The ICEI is conducted monthly. 3.6 Data collection procedures Information is collected in the first two weeks of the month immediately following the reference month by means of the Industrial Survey and Construction Survey questionnaires. 3.7 Sampling The ICEI sample is the same as that used in the Industrial Survey 4 and in the Construction Survey 5. In both surveys, the methodology for generating samples is known as probability proportional sampling, which is widely used in qualitative research Samples of states and of the Federal District To generate results for states and for the Federal District, the sample used is the same as defined for these in the Industrial Survey 4 and Construction Industry Survey 5. 4 For more information on the Industrial Survey methodology, please visit 5 For more information on the Construction Survey methodology, please visit 13

14 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX 3.8 Investigated variables The index includes variables of the past trend and future trend types. Table 1 - Investigated variables Variable Type Reference period CURRENT CONDITIONS Company Past trend Moment at which the questions were answered as compared to the previous six months State* Past trend Moment at which the questions were answered as compared to the previous six months Brazilian economy EXPECTATION Past trend Moment at which the questions were answered as compared to the previous six months Company Future trend Next six months as compared to when the questions were answered State* Future trend Next six months as compared to when the questions were answered Brazilian economy Future trend Next six months as compared to when the questions were answered * The questions on current conditions and general expectations for the state are only used for building the ICEI for states and for the Federal District. 14

15 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX 4 ICEI Calculation 4.1 Diffusion indicators The ICEI is a diffusion index ranging from 0 to 100. Diffusion indicators with figures above 50 points indicating that entrepreneurs are confident. The ICEI is calculated based on four questions: - Current conditions of Brazilian economy - Current conditions of companies - Expectations on Brazilian economy - Expectations on the company 4.2 Current conditions and expectations indicators Diffusion indicators for each of the four basic questions are initially calculated for each company size or activity sector. The indicators are calculated from the relative frequency of responses. Each question has five mutually exclusive options. From the most negative to the most positive, each option is assigned weights of 0.0; 0.25; 0.50; 0.75 and 1.0. The indicator for each question is the average of these scores weighted by the relative frequencies of responses, namely: (1) Where: : Indicator for question i, where i =,, and. : Relative frequency of responses j, to questions i. : Weights assigned to responses j = 1,..., 5 (see Table 2). Table 2 - Weights assigned to response options Type of response Expectations Current conditions Weight ( ) 1 Very pessimistic Worsened a lot Pessimistic Worsened The situation will likely remain the same Remained the same Optimistic Improved Very optimistic Improved a lot

16 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX Based on the indicators for each question, the two indicators below are calculated: i) Current conditions indicator: Weighted average of the indicators for questions and, with weights 1 and 2, respectively: ii) Expectations indicator: Current conditions (2) Weighted average of the indicators for questions and, with weight 1 and 2, respectively. (3) 4.3 Company size Expectations The ICEI for each company size corresponds to the weighted average of the indicators of current conditions (weight 1) and expectations (weight 2) for the respective sizes. Current conditions Where indicates, the company size surveyed. 4.4 Indicators by Brazilian activity sector Expectations (4) The ICEI for each activity sector corresponds to the weighted average of the indicators of current conditions (weight 1) and expectations (weight 2) for the respective activity sectors. Current conditions Expectations (5) Where indicates the activity sector surveyed. 4.5 Indicators for industry aggregates (construction, mining and quarrying, and/or manufacturing) The aggregate indicators (construction, mining and quarrying, and/or manufacturing) are calculated from the weighted average of the indicators for each company size. Thus, the first step is to calculate the indicators for each of the three company sizes considered in the survey (small, medium and large) or two for some states according to equation (4). 16

17 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX Where: : ICEI for industry aggregate. : ICEI for company size k, where k = 1, 2, 3 (see Table 3). : Weight assigned to company size k (see Table 3). The weights assigned to each company size in each of the analyzed periods correspond to the share of enterprises in each size class in the total number of employed persons in the target population on December 31, according to the Register of Employer Establishments of the Ministry of Labor and Employ ment - CEE/MTE (see Table 3). Table 3 - Weights assigned to company sizes for building the ICEI Brazil Segment Manufacturing, mining and quarrying Manufacturing, mining and quarrying Manufacturing, mining and quarrying Company size Weight* Weight** Weight** Weight*** Weight**** small medium large Mining and quarrying small Mining and quarrying medium Mining and quarrying large Manufacturing small Manufacturing medium Manufacturing large * Based on the number of employed individuals as recorded in the CEE/MTE, ** Based on the number of employed individuals as recorded in the CEE/MTE, *** Based on the number of employed individuals as recorded in the CEE/MTE, **** Based on the number of employed individuals as recorded in the CEE/MTE, The ICEI was not conducted by segment. 17

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21 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX Annex A - Correspondence between the classification of activities used in the Industrial Survey and CNAE 2.0 Industrial Survey CNAE 2.0 Mining and quarrying Mining of coal and extraction of petroleum and natural gas 05 - Mining of coal and lignite 06 - Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas Mining of metal ores 07 - Mining of metal ores Mining of non-metal ores 08 - Other mining and quarrying Mining support service activities 09 - Mining support service activities Manufacturing Food products 10 - Manufacture of food products Beverages 11 - Manufacture of beverages Tobacco products 12 - Manufacture of tobacco products Textiles products 13 - Manufacture of textiles Wearing apparel 14 - Manufacture of wearing apparel Leather and related products Tanning and dressing of leather Manufacture of travel goods and miscellaneous leather articles Footwear and parts Manufacture of footwear Manufacture of parts and accessories of footwear, of any material Wood products 16 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials Pulp and Paper 17 - Manufacture of paper pulp, paper and others Printing and reproduction of recorded media 18 - Printing and reproduction of recorded media Coke and refined petroleum products Manufacture of coke Refined petroleum products Biofuel Manufacture of biofuels Manufacture of inorganic chemicals Manufacture of organic chemicals Manufacture of resins and elastomers Chemicals (exc. Cleaning and Manufacture of man-made fibers perfumes) Manufacture of pesticides and disinfectants Manufacture of paints, varnishes, enamels, lacquers and related products Manufacture of other chemical products and preparations Cleaning and perfumes preparations Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations Pharmaceutical chemicals and pharmaceuticals 2.1- Manufacture of pharmaceutical chemicals and pharmaceuticals Rubber products Manufacture of rubber products Plastics produtcs Manufacture of plastics products continua 21

22 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX Industrial Survey CNAE 2.0 Non-metallic mineral products 23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products Basic metals 24 - Manufacture of basic metals Metal products (except machinery and equipment) 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment Computers, electronics and opticals products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products Electrical equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment Machinery and equipment 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers Other transport equipment 30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment Furniture 31 - Manufacture of furniture Other manufacturing 32 - Other manufacturing Repair and installation 33 - Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 22

23 ICEI - BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX Annex B - Correspondence between the classification of activities used in the Construction Survey and CNAE 2.0 Economic activity Construction of buildings Infrastructure construction Specialized services for the construction CNAE Division 41 - Construction of buildings 42 - Infrastructure construction 43 - Specialized services for the construction 23

24 CNI POLICY AND STRATEGY DIRECTORATE José Augusto Coelho Fernandes Director Economic Policy Unit - PEC Flávio Pinheiro de Castelo Branco Executive Manager Research and Competitiveness Unit - GPC Renato da Fonseca Executive Manager Alisson Costa Carla Regina P. Gadêlha Editorial Production CORPORATE SERVICES DIRECTORATE - DSC Fernando Augusto Trivellato Director Management, Documentation and Information - GEDIN Mara Lucia Gomes Documentation and Information Manager Alberto Nemoto Yamaguti Standardization

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